Another Blue House brothel victim has stepped forward, so it's "likely" that another indictment will be handed down in the case, a government prosecutor said yesterday.

Assistant Attorney General Nelson Werner said the indictment would incorporate new allegations provided by the recently discovered victim. The investigation to the Blue House was ongoing, and new information had surfaced as recently as Tuesday, Werner said.

An indictment can add more charges or more defendants to an ongoing court case.

This will be the fourth indictment in this case, and the third in less than a month.

The Blue House court hearing held yesterday also included arguments about allegations that more police officers frequented Blue House Lounge.

Due to the large number of motions to be argued in the case, Superior Court of Guam Judge Anita Sukola delayed the Blue House trial, which was previously set to begin in early January. Attorneys will now meet on Jan. 14 to discuss a new trial schedule.

The Blue House was a brothel that masqueraded as a karaoke bar in Tamuning for four years. Brothel owner Song Ja Cha already has been sentenced to life in federal prison, but now the local case has expanded to include police officers as suspects.

Officers David Manila, Anthony Quenga and Mario Laxamana are accused of assisting the brothel, and all face kidnapping, felonious restraint and prostitution charges. Quenga and Manila have been accused of rape.

William Pole, who represents Officer Manila, has argued in multiple motions that the Office of the Attorney General is prosecuting some officers while ignoring allegations against others.

In his motions, Pole has said that discovery documents identify 11 police officers who are accused of visiting the Blue House or some other kind of misconduct. During the court hearing yesterday, Pole said the documents identify 18 officers who went to the Blue House, although the documents don't always explain why the officers were there.

"This is not evidence that the defense sought out," Pole said. "This is evidence that the government provided."

In response, Werner said that any allegations against other officers have "nothing to do with" the three officers who are facing trial. It is possible that additional suspects still could be charged in the Blue House case, but that will happen only if and when prosecutors feel it is appropriate and justified, Werner said.

There are about 1,400 pages of discovery documents, and Pole is using only a few select sections to make "scandalous accusations," Werner said.

"He is saying things about it that, frankly, aren't true," Werner said in court.

Werner also said he felt Pole was walking an "ethical tightrope" by continually referencing allegations against other police officers. Pole's law firm represents the police union, he said.

After court, Pole said he couldn't confirm or deny who his other clients are. Even if Werner is correct, his argument didn't make any sense, Pole said.

"I have no idea what the relevancy of his arguments is," Pole said. "What does that have to do with anything?"

Trial delay

The Blue House case previously was set for a marathon arguments hearing the day before Christmas, and jury selection the day after New Year's Day, but both of those have been changed.

Attorneys on both sides of the case yesterday asked for more time to prepare arguments. As a result, the judge delayed the upcoming hearings in the case.

Attorneys will meet for brief status hearings on Dec. 24 and Jan. 14.

At the second status hearing, attorneys will discuss when they will have oral arguments for more than a dozen pending motions in the case. A date for the oral arguments hasn't been set.

The jury selection date was abandoned, and a new date hasn't been scheduled.